An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
verb
(obsolete) To meet or encounter face to face.
To insult intentionally, especially openly.
To meet defiantly; to confront.
aftergo
aftmost
aftmost
adj
Furthest aft, most sternward, as far back as possible.
aftosas
altdorf
batfowl
bedfoot
beflout
belfort
bifront
bifront
adj
Having two fronts, faces or aspects.
bifrost
bifrost
Proper noun
The rainbow bridge that connects Asgard with Midgard.
bigfoot
bigfoot
verb
(intransitive, informal, sometimes capitalized) To behave in an authoritative, commanding manner.
(transitive, informal, sometimes capitalized) To control or manage forcefully; to exercise authority over.
boatful
boatful
noun
Enough of something to fill a boat, or a boat filled with the thing in question
bootful
bootful
noun
As much as a boot will hold.
buffont
buffont
noun
(chiefly historical) An item of neckwear (a neckerchief), usually of linen, gauze, or lace, worn around the neck and puffed out over the bosom, popular from the 1750s to 1790s.
Alternative form of bouffant
camfort
castoff
castoff
adj
discarded, rejected.
noun
Something that has been rejected or discarded; a reject.
catfoot
clifton
clifton
Proper noun
Any of several places in England, especially a suburb of Bristol, England.
for someone who lived in a town of this name.
name transferred from the surname.
coffret
coffret
noun
A small box or chest; casket.
comfits
comfits
noun
plural of comfit
comfort
comfort
noun
A cause of relief or satisfaction.
A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.
Contentment, ease.
Something that offers comfort.
verb
(obsolete) To assist or help; to aid.
(obsolete) To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
(transitive) To make comfortable.
(transitive) To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.
confact
confect
confect
noun
(obsolete) A rich, sweet, food item made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts; a confection, comfit.
verb
(transitive) To make up, prepare, or compound; to produce by combining ingredients or materials; to concoct.
(transitive, obsolete) To make into a confection; to prepare as a candy, sweetmeat, preserve, or the like.
confest
confest
verb
(archaic or poetic) simple past tense and past participle of confess
confort
confute
confute
verb
(transitive, now rare) To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute.
costful
costful
adj
(archaic) Expensive; sumptuous
Indicative of expenditure or loss; costly
coteful
crafton
crofoot
crofter
crofter
noun
One who has the tenure of a croft, usually also the occupant and user.
crofton
cutoffs
cutoffs
noun
plural of cutoff
trousers (most often jeans) that have been shortened by cutting off part or most of the legs
defacto
defacto
noun
Alternative form of de facto
defrost
defrost
noun
The removal of frost.
verb
(informal, intransitive) To recover from something tiresome.
(transitive) To remove frost from.
(transitive) To thaw something.
dogfoot
dowfart
drifton
dryfoot
dustoff
dustoff
noun
Alternative form of dust-off
efforts
efforts
noun
plural of effort
effront
effront
verb
(obsolete) To give assurance to.
eftsoon
eftsoon
adv
Obsolete form of eftsoons.
elfwort
emforth
emforth
Preposition
according to; in a way that is conformable to
enforth
etouffe
faction
faction
noun
(countable) A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
(literature, film) A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction.
(uncountable) Strife; discord.
The facts found in fiction.
factors
factors
noun
plural of factor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of factor
factory
factory
adj
(colloquial, of a configuration, part, etc.) Having come from the factory in the state it is currently in; original, stock.
noun
(UK, slang) A police station.
(chiefly Scotland, now rare) The position or state of being a factor.
(now historical) A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.
(programming) In a computer program or library, a function, method, etc. which creates an object.
A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
A device or process that produces or manufactures something.
A factory farm.
fadeout
fadeout
noun
A gradual disappearance or fading away.
faggots
faggots
noun
plural of faggot
faggoty
faggoty
adj
(rare) Relating to or consisting of faggots of wood.
(slang, derogatory, offensive) Characteristic of or appropriate for homosexual men, especially effeminate ones.
fagoted
fagoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fagot
fagoter
fagoter
noun
(historical) A worker who gathers fuelwood.
fagotte
fagotto
fagotto
noun
(music, dated) The bassoon.
fairton
faitour
faitour
noun
(archaic) A charlatan or imposter, especially one pretending to be ill, or to tell fortunes.
fallout
fallout
noun
(radio, television, broadcasting) An impromptu guest used to fill in for another guest spot who is a no-show or who has cancelled last minute.
(rare) A declined offer in a sales transaction when acceptance was presumed.
(rare) The person who declines such an offer.
A negative side effect; an undesirable or unexpected consequence.
The event of small airborne particles falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion, etc.
The particles themselves.
fanfoot
fanfoot
noun
A gecko of the genus Ptyodactylus, having toes expanded into large lobes for adhesion.
Any moth of the genus Polypogon.
fantods
fantods
noun
(chiefly dated) plural of fantod To have “the fantods” is to be in a state of nervousness, distress, or anxiety.
...I catched a glimpse of fire away through the trees. I went for it, cautious and slow. By and by I was close enough to have a look, and there laid a man on the ground. It most give me the fantods.
1839, Charles Biggs, Adventures of Harry Franco:
1884, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn:
You have got strong symptoms of the fantods; your skin is so tight you can’t shut your eyes without opening your mouth.”
fantoms
fantoms
noun
plural of fantom
fanwort
fanwort
noun
Any of the genus Cabomba of aquatic plants, having divided submerged leaves in the shape of a fan.
farmost
farmost
adj
(obsolete) Most distant; farthest.
farmout
farmout
noun
The act of subcontracting or outsourcing.
fathoms
fathoms
noun
plural of fathom
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fathom
fatsoes
fatuoid
fatuous
fatuous
adj
Obnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
fatwood
fatwood
noun
A heartwood of pine trees, impregnated with resin, useful in the manufacture of pitch and pine tar.
featous
featous
adj
(archaic) clever
(archaic) neat
(archaic) nimble
feedlot
feedlot
noun
(US) Land on which livestock are fattened for market.
felwort
felwort
noun
A European herb, Swertia perennis (star swertia), of the gentian family.
Any member of any species in genus Swertia.
Any member of any species in the tribe Gentianeae
festino
festino
noun
(obsolete) A feast or entertainment.
festoon
festoon
noun
(acarology) Any of a series of wrinkles on the backs of some ticks.
(architecture) A bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling such an ornament.
(astronomy) A cloud on Jupiter that hangs out of its home belt or zone into an adjacent area forming a curved finger-like image or a complete loop back to its home belt or zone.
(dentistry) Texturing applied to a denture to simulate human tissue.
(manufacturing) Two sets of rollers used to create a buffer of material on web handling equipment.
(technology) A specific style of electric light bulb consisting of a cylindrical enclosure with two points of contact on either end providing power to the filament or diode.
A raised cable with light globes attached.
An ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots.
Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Zerynthia.
verb
(dentistry, transitive) To apply texturing to (a denture) to simulate human tissue.
To decorate or bedeck abundantly.
To decorate with ornaments, such as garlands or chains, which hang loosely from two tacked spots.
To make festoons.
fetlock
fetlock
noun
A joint of the horse's leg below the knee or hock and above the hoof.
The tuft of hair that grows at this joint.
fiction
fiction
noun
(law) A legal fiction.
(literature) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
A verbal or written account that is not based on actual events (often intended to mislead).
Any of various woodland herbs and shrubs of the genus Scrophularia.
filator
filemot
filemot
adj
Synonym of feuillemorte.
noun
Synonym of feuillemorte: the color of a dead or faded leaf: dull brown or yellowish brown.
finetop
finetop
noun
Synonym of redtop (“the grass Agrostis vulgaris”)
finfoot
finfoot
noun
Three species in three monospecific genera of aquatic bird in the family Heliornithidae.
finspot
fiorite
fiorite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of opal occurring in the cavities of volcanic tufa, in smooth and shining globular and botryoidal masses.
firepot
firepot
noun
A pot used to hold or carry fire.
An early incendiary device, an earthenware pot filled with combustible materials and ignited through a hole in the bottom.
firetop
fishpot
fishpot
noun
A basket or similar container that is sunk, with a float attached, and used for catching fish or other sea creatures
fitroot
fitzroy
fitzroy
Proper noun
A placename given to towns, rivers, etc., in several countries.
fixator
fixator
noun
(anatomy) Any muscle that fixes, or limits the movement, of a bone or joint
flatdom
flatdom
noun
(chiefly UK) The realm or sphere of apartment buildings.
flattop
flattop
noun
(US) A short haircut in which the hair is brushed straight up then cut flat across the top.
(US, navy, informal) An aircraft carrier.
(music) A type of stringed instrument, most often an acoustic guitar, with a flat top (as opposed to an archtop), with strings held in place with pins, and with a complex system of bracing struts on the top.
flaxton
flector
flector
noun
Dated form of flexor.
fletton
fletton
noun
A clay brick.
flinton
floated
floated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of float
floatel
floatel
noun
A floating hotel; a boatel
floater
floater
noun
(Australia) A pie floater.
(India) A sandal.
(US, politics) One who votes illegally in various polling places or election districts, either under false registration made by himself or under the name of some properly registered person who has not already voted.
(basketball) Early layup taken by a player moving towards the rim where, upon release, the ball floats in the air over the top of a defender before dropping softly into the hoop.
(finance) A floating rate bond.
(insurance) A policy covering property at more than one location or which may be in transit.
(ophthalmology) A threadlike speck in the visual field that seems to move, possibly caused by degeneration of the vitreous humour.
(police jargon) A corpse floating in a body of water.
(politics) A voter who shifts from party to party, especially one whose vote can be purchased.
(politics, US) A person, such as a delegate to a convention or a member of a legislature, who represents an irregular constituency, such as one formed by a union of the voters of two counties neither of which has a number sufficient to be allowed a (or an extra) representative of its own.
(prison slang) A book circulated between prisoners that is not part of the official prison library.
(slang) A misstep; a faux pas.
(slang, by extension) Someone who attaches themselves to a group of people, much to the dismay of that group, and repeatedly shows up to participate in group activities despite attempts to get rid of, or “flush,” said individual.
(sports) An unaffiliated player.
(surfing) A maneuver in which a surfer transitions above the unbroken face of the wave onto the lip, or on top of the breaking section of the wave.
(two-up) A coin which does not spin when thrown in the air.
(vulgar) A piece of faeces that floats.
A kind of river mussel (genus Anodonta).
A small suet dumpling put into soup.
An "extra" male at a dinner party, or a young friend of the hostess, whose assignment is to entertain the female guests.
An employee of a company who does not have fixed tasks to do but fills in wherever needed, usually when someone else is away.
One who or that which floats.
flobert
flobert
Noun
A small cartridge designed for target shooting; a ball cap.
floeter
flokati
flokati
noun
A handwoven woolen rug with a thick pile.
flokite
florate
florate
adj
(rare) Of, pertaining to, or decorated with flowers; floral.
floreat
florent
floreta
florets
florets
noun
plural of floret
florist
florist
noun
A florist's shop.
A person who cultivates flowers.
A person who sells flowers.
A person who studies or writes about flowers.
floruit
floruit
noun
The time period during which a person, group, culture, etc. is at its peak.
flotage
flotage
noun
That which floats on the sea or in rivers.
The floating capacity of a thing.
The state of floating.
flotant
flotant
adj
(heraldry) Represented as flying or streaming in the air or in water.
flotsam
flotsam
noun
Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.
flotsan
flotsen
flotson
flotson
noun
Dated form of flotsam.
flotten
flotten
adj
(obsolete, of milk) skimmed
flotter
flouted
flouted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flout
flouter
flouter
noun
A person who flouts.
flyboat
flyboat
noun
A kind of passenger boat formerly used on canals.
A large flat-bottomed Dutch coasting vessel.
flywort
foamite
fodient
fodient
adj
Fitted for, or relating to, digging.
noun
(zoology) One of the Fodientia.
foetors
foetors
noun
plural of foetor
foeture
fogarty
foisted
foisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foist
foister
foister
noun
One who foists; a falsifier.
folates
folates
noun
plural of folate
foldout
foldout
adj
That folds out from a closed position
noun
A foldout bed.
An overlarge page that is folded into a book or magazine.
foliate
foliate
adj
(geology) foliated
of or relating to leaves
shaped like a leaf
verb
To beat into a leaf, or thin plate.
To form into leaves.
To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver.
folkmot
follett
fomento
foments
foments
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foment
fomites
fomites
noun
(archaic) plural of fomes
(improper) plural of fomes
plural of fomite
fondant
fondant
adj
(heraldry) Stooping, as for prey: said of an eagle, a falcon, etc.
noun
(countable) A candy or cake filled with such a preparation.
(food) A sugar dough, usually prepared as large sheets (rolled fondant), used in place of icing to cover large areas of cakes, composed of sugar, water, gelatin, glycerine.
(slang) Facial makeup (cosmetics), when used excessively.
(usually uncountable) A flavored, creamy sugar preparation, used for icing cakes or as a base for candies.
(usually uncountable) Fondue.
(usually uncountable) The base or flux, in enamel, which is colored throughout by metallic oxide while in a state of fusion.
fondest
fondest
adj
superlative form of fond: most fond
fontana
fonteyn
fontful
fontina
fontina
noun
A pale yellow cheese from Valle d'Aosta in Italy.
fontlet
fontlet
noun
(archaic) A small font (receptacle for holy water).
fooster
fooster
noun
(Ireland) A confused hurry; bustle.
verb
(Ireland, intransitive) To bustle about in a purposeless way; fidget.
(Ireland, intransitive) To rummage; to engage in inept activity; to noodle.
footage
footage
noun
(usually uncountable) An amount of film or tape that has been used to record something.
A measurement in feet.
footboy
footboy
noun
(now historical) A serving boy, attendant, page with similar duties to those of an adult footman.
footers
footers
noun
plural of footer
footful
footful
noun
(humorous) A small number, about five.
(humorous) As much as one can handle, especially of something handled with one's feet.
A complete set of toes for one foot.
A quantity (of something) that covers the foot.
An amount that can be picked up by one foot.
The amount of pressure that can be exerted by pressing with one foot.
foothil
foothot
foothot
adv
(obsolete) Without stopping or slowing down; immediately, at once.
footier
footies
footies
noun
plural of footie
plural of footy
footing
footing
noun
(accounting) A double-check of the numbers vertically.
(architecture, engineering) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot; foundation.
(dated) A tread; step; especially, a measured tread.
(rare) A footprint or footprints; tracks, someone's trail.
A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
A relative condition; state.
A standing; position; established place; foothold.
Stability or balance when standing on one's feet.
The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot
The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil.